Venous microvascular anastomotic failure due to prothrombin gene mutation [21]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1451-1452

  Shaw, R J ^a   Rogers, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN GENE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THROMBOPHILIA; TISSUE FLAP; VENOUS MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOTIC FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MUTATION; PROTHROMBIN; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 16844373778     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000157640.70913.AA     Document Type: Letter

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